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Provides an introduction to the science of greenhouse gases. Earth's natural greenhouse effect is critical to supporting life. Human activities, primarily the burning of fossil fuels and clearing of forests, have intensified the natural greenhouse effect, causing global warming.

Industrial waste is the waste produced by industrial activity which includes any material that is rendered useless during a manufacturing process such as that of factories, industries, mills, and mining operations. This text provides an introduction to industrial waste management.

Land use was once considered a local environmental issue, but it is now recognized as a force of global importance. Sustainable land use planning involves decisions on crosscutting and multi-layered issues that affect air quality, water quality, access to transportation options, economic vitality, and quality of life. This book offers an introduction to land use management.

Water is becoming an increasingly valuable commodity due to droughts and overuse. Rising populations, growing industrialization, and expanding agriculture have pushed up the demand for water. Thi text provides thorough coverage the techniques involved in water conservation and management.

Offers an introduction to environmental sustainability. Sustainability and sustainable development focuses on balancing that fine line between competing needs - our need to move forward technologically and economically, and the needs to protect the environments in which we and others live.

Provides an introduction to forest conservation and management. Forest management is the maintaining and management of not only the trees in the forest, but the streams, habitat, watersheds, and even the decaying trees or logs on the forest floor. Managing our forests is not only important to the wildlife, but to our future economy and way of life.

Provides an introdcution to environmental monitoring. Environmental monitoring plays a vital role in determining health and safety issues for the purpose of public health or environmental health. Environmental monitoring describes the processes and activities that need to take place to characterize and monitor the quality of the environment.

The essential aspects of environmental resource management are ethical, economic, social, and technological. The concept of environmental determinism, probabilism and possibilism are significant in the concept of environmental resource management. This book provides a fundamental understanding of the issues affecting environmental management.

Environmental toxicology is a relatively new field, with its origins in the mid-20th century. Environmental toxicology is concerned with the assessment of toxic substances in the environment. Environmental toxicology draws heavily on principles and techniques from other fields, including biochemistry, cell biology, developmental biology, and genetics.

We must create economic policies in order to maintain the Earth's biodiversity and take appropriate measures to protect habitats and species. This book delivers a global perspective on environmental issues while demonstrating the concept which encompasses the many forms of life on earth and their interdependence on one another for survival.

Though both climatology and meteorology considered similar areas of study, climatology differs from meteorology because its focus is on averages of weather and climatic conditions over a long period of time. Meteorology focuses more on current weather conditions. This book provides an introduction to climatology.

Ecology is the study of relationships between living organisms, including humans, and their physical environment; it seeks to understand the vital connections between plants and animals and the world around them. Ecology also provides information about the benefits of ecosystems and how we can use Earth's resources in sustainable ways to supply the needs of future generations.

The effects of air pollution are alarming. They are known to create several respiratory and heart conditions along with Cancer, among other threats to the body. Children in areas exposed to air pollutants are said to commonly suffer from pneumonia and asthma. This book covers principles and practices of air pollution, such as causes, analysis and control.

Provides knowledge of theoretical and practical aspects of industrial air pollution control and monitoring. This book covers the main processes and devices widely used in the area air pollution control. It also covers main technologies and protocols used for air pollution monitoring.

Biodegradable waste is a type of waste, typically originating from plant or animal sources, which may be degraded by other living organisms. This book provides an introduction to the management of biodegradable waste.

Covers essential topics in in formation science, such as information collection, processing, storage and retrieval, presentation, and communication of information. It also encompasses study of the organisational contexts in which information is used, and of information systems that support information usage.

EDM (Electronic Document Management) is the management of different kinds of documents in an enterprise using computer programs and storage. An EDM system allows users to create a document or capture a hard copy in electronic form, store, edit, print, process, and otherwise manage documents in image, video, and audio, as well as in text form. This book covers EDM systems.

Classification is a procedure of grouping similar items and objects and is essential in formulating groups that is known as classifying which results in Classification. This process helps the user to arrange, organize and make a logical sense of articles which also assists the user to locate them in an easy manner. This text provides an introduction to library classification.

The public library provides a basic condition for lifelong learning, independent decision-making and cultural development of the individual and social groups. With lifelong learning becoming part of the political agenda, the imporatance of public libraies has increased. This text provides an introduction to public library management in the modern age.

Provides an introduction to knowledge management and the need for organisations to become learning organisations. It also provides examples of how knowledge representation with tool support can be used to help with decision making.

Offers an introduction to the fundamentals of library and information science. Library and information science is a multidisciplinary field that applies the practices, perspectives, and tools of management, information technology, education; collection, organisation, preservation, and dissemination of information resources; and the political economy of information.

In a rapidly changing educational environment, academic libraries need more time and staff resources to meet the needs of faculty and students. They are also looking for tools that shine a light on their vital contributions toward the success of their academic institutions. This book explores all facets of academic library management.

The criminal justice system consists of three main parts: legislative (creation of laws); adjudication (the courts); and corrections (jails, prisons, probation and parole). In the criminal justice system, these distinct agencies operate together both under the rule of law and as the principal means of maintaining the rule of law within society.

Globalization has made tourism a popular global leisure activity. International tourist arrivals continue to grow, as global per capita income increases and consumer sentiment improves. This book focuses on modern approaches to international tourism.

Provides an introduction to the development of sustainable tourism. Sustainable tourism is defined as ""tourism that respects both local people and the traveller, cultural heritage and the environment"". Sustainable tourism is the concept of visiting a place as a tourist and trying to make only a positive impact on the environment, society and economy.

Explreos key concepts in hospitality management. There are four different stages to the guest cycle: pre-arrival, arrival, occupancy and departure. The front office team are part of each of the four stages. This text discusses what happens at each stage and the importance of each stage from both the guest's perspective and the perspective of the host accommodation.

In cattle production as with other livestock systems a high level of reproductive performance is absolutely crucial to efficient production. This text provides a thorough introduction to the fundamentals of cattle reproduction.

Criminology is the study of crime and its effect on individuals and society. Criminology involves analyzing illegal human behaviours and crime prevention methods. The field of criminology blends social science and psychology with criminal justice. Penology is the study of prison management and criminal rehabilitation. This study addresses these two related subjects.

A differential equation is a mathematical equation that relates some function with its derivatives. In applications, the functions usually represent physical quantities, the derivatives represent their rates of change, and the equation defines a relationship between the two. Because such relations are extremely common, differential equations play a prominent role in many disciplines.

Provides an introduction to the theory of matrices. A matrix is a collection of numbers arranged into a fixed number of rows and columns. Usually the numbers are real numbers. The individual items in a matrix are called its elements or entries.